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Volume 1: Eagle Chapter 595: Entering the Palace

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    As soon as Wei Guogong and Luo Sigong reached the city gate, they saw Emperor Tianqi's carriage. The two hurriedly stepped forward, but were blocked back.  Chen Hong looked at the two people with a smile, his voice was a little respectful, but his tone was a little distant, and said: "My lord, Mr. Luo, the emperor has worked hard all the way. He is resting at this time. He has been missing for a long time."  Anyone. If you want to ask to see the emperor, you should wait until you get to the palace!" Ignoring the two people, Chen Hong said goodbye and left. His target was Chen Ling behind them.  Not only is he his adopted brother in name, he is also his adopted brother in his heart.  They looked at each other. Wei Guogong and Luo Sigong had completely different expressions. Luo Sigong had an indifferent look on his face.  This situation had been expected by him. Emperor Tianqi did not send anyone to arrest him directly. Luo Sigong breathed a sigh of relief.  The Duke of Wei on the other side looked a little uncertain. He looked at Emperor Tianqi's driving, frowned slightly, and was thinking about what to say.  Without too much delay, Emperor Tianqi drove straight to the imperial city of Nanjing. He didn't seem to care much about other things.  Emperor Tianqi's journey has arrived in Nanjing. The news spread quickly, and the officials left behind in Nanjing gathered towards the palace.  The Nanjing Imperial Palace of the Ming Dynasty was five miles long from north to south and four miles wide from east to west. The imperial city was divided into two parts, the inner and outer, with six gates in the outer imperial city.  The main gate in the south is called Hongwu Gate, the southeast is called Chang'an Left Gate, the southwest is called Changyou Gate, the east is called Donghua Gate, the west is called Xihua Gate, and the north is called Xuanwu Gate.  There is a central axis running from south to north in Hongwu Gate, which is the Imperial Road.  At this time, Emperor Tianqi was walking on the royal road, the proud curtain was raised, and Emperor Tianqi was looking to the left and right curiously.  Since Ming Chengzu moved the capital to Beijing, the imperial palace in Nanjing has become idle, although it is not abandoned.  But it also seemed a little deserted.  As Emperor Tianqi knew, the Forbidden City in Beijing was modeled after the Imperial Palace in Nanjing, and all palaces and court institutions were grouped together along this central axis.  The end of the imperial road is the Waiwulong Bridge. To the east of the imperial road are the five ministries: the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Industry. The Ministry of Punishment is located outside the imperial city.  To the west of the imperial road is the location of the Fifth Military Governor's Mansion, the highest military institution, where Wei Guogong's office is located.  East and west sides.  Score civil and military.  Continuing along the imperial road, Emperor Tianqi arrived at the Inner Imperial City, also known as the Palace City, also called the Forbidden City, which is square in shape.  There are three gates in the south of the inner imperial city. Due south is the Meridian Gate, usually called the Wuchao Gate. Its left is called Zuoye Gate, and its right is called Youye Gate.  The east side is called Dong'an Gate, the west side is called Xi'an Gate, and the north side is called Bei'an Gate.  Between the outer imperial city and the palace city, there are Chengtianmen (equivalent to Beijing's **) and Duanmen.  To the east of the line between Duanmen and Meridian Gate is the Ancestral Temple for worshiping the ancestors of the emperor, and to the west is the Sheji Altar for worshiping the god who dominated the fate of the feudal dynasty.  Emperor Tianqi had already stepped off the chariot at this time. It was not the time for Su Rijian to worship his ancestors, but he just walked past here and didn't go in to pay homage.  It just doesn¡¯t make sense.  Accompanied by his entourage, Emperor Tianqi and his party rushed to the Ancestral Temple.  After the sacrifice.  Emperor Tianqi's journey passed through the Meridian Gate, and inside the Meridian Gate was the Inner Five Dragons Bridge.  Across the bridge is the Fengtian Gate. Inside the gate are the Fengtian, Huagai, and Jinshen halls located on the central axis, which are equivalent to the Huangji Hall, the Intermediate Hall, and the Jianji Hall of the Beijing Imperial Palace. They are collectively called the Three Halls.  However, the three main halls of the Beijing Palace are incomparable to those in Nanjing. After Ming Dynasty Emperor Chengzu moved the capital to Beijing.  The newly built imperial city was indeed modeled after the three main halls.  Fengtian Hall was declared put into use on the first day of the first lunar month of the 19th year of Yongle. On the eighth day of April, there was a thunder and fire. Fengtian, Huagai and Jinshen halls were affected, and all three halls were destroyed by fire.  Emperor Chengzu regarded this as the anger of heaven and his ancestors for his "Jing Nan" seizing the throne, forcibly moving the capital, and carrying out large-scale construction projects, and he was frightened.  Beijing was renamed "Xingzai", Nanjing was still respected as the capital, and political affairs were conducted at Fengtianmen, and the three main halls were not rebuilt. Afterwards, the two emperors Hongxi and Xuande had the idea of ??moving the capital to Nanjing, but they did not rebuild it.  After Emperor Zhengtong succeeded to the throne, he gave up the idea of ??moving south. In the fifth year of Zhengtong, the three main halls were rebuilt. By September of the sixth year, "the three halls of Fengtian, Huagai, and Jinshen, and the two palaces of Qianqing and Kunning were completed."  Although it was built with the help of the experience and abilities of some old people left behind by Emperor Yongle, it is not exactly the same as the original one. In other words, it is actually much simpler than the original "gorgeous and gorgeous" one.  .  In April of the 36th year of Jiajing, the three main halls were burned down again by thunder and fire, and the fire spread more widely. Wenlou, Wulou, Fengtianmen, Zuoshunmen, Youshunmen, and the left and right corridors outside the Meridian Gate were also burned down.  Emperor Jing had to set up court at Duanmen.  The reconstruction was completed in September of the 41st year of Jiajing reign. This reconstruction during the Jiajing period greatly reduced the size of the three main halls, resulting in an imbalance in the proportion between the building and the three-story platform.  The original Fengtian Hall was so wide that it occupied the entire platform. After the reconstruction, the width was only equal to the width of the front convex part of the platform, and the depth was also reduced accordingly. As a result, the entire building was moved forward, and the column foundations and column diameters were also reduced. The roof  The glazed tiles were reduced from one tile to another.    What Emperor Tianqi saw in Beijing was naturally the three major halls rebuilt by Emperor Jiajing. As for the majestic three major halls built during the Chengzu era of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Tianqi had no chance to see them.  You must know that the three main halls built by Ming Chengzu in Beijing are more majestic than the three main halls of the Nanjing Imperial Palace.  At this time, Emperor Tianqi was standing at the entrance of Fengtian Hall, the largest of the three halls. Fengtian Hall was commonly known as Jinluan Hall. The emperor's enthronement and other feudal ceremonies were held in this hall.  To the east of the three main halls is the Wenhua Hall, to the west is the Wuying Hall, as well as the Wen Tower and the Wu Tower that are symmetrical from east to west.  The three main halls, Wenhua Hall and Wuying Hall, collectively known as the "Previous Dynasty", were the main places where the emperor exercised his power.  To the north of the three main halls is the "Houting", with Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace in the middle, Rouyi Hall, Fengxian Hall, Chunhe Hall, etc. on the east side, and the Imperial Garden on the northwest, where the emperor and his concubines lived.  place.  The "former dynasty" and "hou dynasty" are collectively referred to as the "imperial court".  Looking at Emperor Tianqi standing there, Chen Hong walked over quickly. Emperor Tianqi had been standing here for a while.  Lowering his voice, Chen Hong whispered: "Your Majesty, let's go into the palace! The ministers are waiting outside. Does the Emperor want to summon them today?" He was thinking about the three halls, but he was interrupted by Chen Hong.  He glared at Chen Hong, but it was really not appropriate to stand here all the time.  After looking around, Emperor Tianqi told Sun Chuanting, who was standing not far from him: "I will leave the guards in the palace to you. In addition to the imperial guards guarding the harem, you have to guard the entire imperial city for me. Send another person  Some people are going to the city gate, I don't want anyone to sneak out. "Although Emperor Tianqi didn't ask Wei Guogong to greet him, Wei Guogong also followed him. At this time, Emperor Tianqi's face suddenly showed some helplessness.  Although he had instigated the rebellion and was adding fuel to the flames, he hoped to make the matter bigger so that he could make up for his mistakes.  But now it seems that Emperor Tianqi still feels that he is incompetent.  He has been guarding Nanjing for generations, and something like this happened under his own eyes.  Zhou Jiamo's death was not so much due to Luo Sigong's poor protection as to his own poor guarding.  Seeing that Emperor Tianqi didn't pay attention to him, he had no choice but to follow behind.  "Yes, Your Majesty!" Sun Chuanting saluted quickly. Emperor Tianqi's safety was the top priority. In Sun Chuanting's view, it was not appropriate for Emperor Tianqi to go to Nanjing at this time.  However, Emperor Tianqi did not accept his opinion, and he could only protect Emperor Tianqi from accidents.  From the perspective of Emperor Tianqi, he is absolutely safe, and these people are only rebelling for profit.  Now that they have failed, perhaps escaping is the first priority, right?  He said that if he was assassinated in the palace, there would be nothing to say. This emperor was really a waste.  Seeing that Chen Hong was still waiting for his answer, Emperor Tianqi said in a deep voice: "I have been busy traveling and traveling to Nanjing to summon the civil and military officials in Nanjing, so I will not summon them today. Tomorrow morning, I will have an early morning meeting at Fengtian Palace. I want to take a look.  Have these ministers forgotten how to go to the morning court? " "Yes, your Majesty, I will go and pass the order now!" Chen Hong nodded, but was stopped by Emperor Tianqi again, saying: "Let Chen Ling go!  "Come to Qianqing Palace!" "Your Majesty, come to Qianqing Palace!" Chen Hong shouted loudly when he saw Emperor Tianqi's unkind expression and didn't know what Emperor Tianqi was thinking.  All the ministers who followed him dispersed, and Duke Wei also called Luo Sigong to go out, but before he could go far, a young eunuch came over.  With a smile on his face, he bowed respectfully and said, "I've met Lord Guo, I've met Master Luo!" Luo Sigong and Wei Guogong both knew the person who came, and it was Chen Hong's godson Chen Lin.  Smiling and cupping his hand to Chen Lin, Luo Sigong put a piece of jade pendant into Chen Lin's sleeve without leaving a trace, and said: "It turns out to be little Eunuch Chen. I wonder what little Eunuch Chen is here for? But does the emperor have a decree?"  Duke Wei also pricked up his ears. For some reason, he always had a bad premonition.  "Lord Luo, the Emperor has summoned you!" Chen Lin tucked up her sleeves without leaving a trace and said to Luo Sigong with a smile on her face.  "Since the emperor has summoned Lord Luo, I will take the first step. Lord Luo has time to spare. There is still some good wine in Duke Wei's house. I am waiting for Lord Luo!" Duke Wei's face was slightly gloomy. He took a deep look at Luo Sigong and said  After waving his sleeves, he left.  Looking at Wei Guogong's back with slightly narrowed eyes, Chen Lin smiled expressionlessly, made an invitation gesture to Luo Sigong on the side, and said: "Master Luo, come this way!" At this time, Luo Sigong didn't want to guess about Wei Guogong.  He had no idea what the words meant, and he had no intention of guessing the meaning of that look. He wanted to see Emperor Tianqi, but he had no idea at all.  Although his sins are not worthy of death, he may not be able to continue to function with this function.  Luo Sigong's mouth felt bitter at the thought of this.  (To be continued)
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